I got the idea he didn't like it. The reasons were strange (confused by the installer, GIMP not on the iso). Considering installing GIMP from gslapt is a piece of cake I found it a rather clueless "review".

Can we leave the politics out? Politics and religion can turn a very friendly forum into something very different. For example, I could write endless paragraphs about why Ron Paul is the worst possible choice on the planet to be elected President. Would you like me to do that? Oh, and yes, I support a specific candidate. Visit my personal blog if you want to know which and why.

Some very nice comments on that one, so far I specially like this one:

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xheralt said...

Prodded by this thread, I d/l-ed the VL5.9 install .iso and put it in the old Dell Optiplex GX1 500s+ I have on my desk at work. P-iii/500MHz, 160MB RAM, 20MB HD. It's been giving attempted PCLOS and MEPIS installs problems, never configuring the built-in soundcard right. Not only does VL5.9 get it right in one, *WOW* does it run snappily! I don't think I've seen boot text scroll by that fast in a long while! Certainly faster than PCLOS. And even under xcfe, it includes a favorite KDE app, K3b. I also liked having 4 different web browsers available (Firefox, Seamonkey, Opera, Dillo). On my work machine, VL5.9 is a keeper. Once you get past the old-sk00l dos-shell-blue install screens, it's gorgeous!

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O'Neill (RE the Asgard): "Usually they ask nicely before they ignore us and do what they damn well please."http://joe1962.bigbox.infoRunning: VL 7 Std 64 + self-cooked XFCE-4.10